by - June 12, 2016 9:13 am
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, supports Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s call to remove sales tax exemptions on Internet sales and to use the proceeds for income tax relief in Arkansas. Appearing…
by - June 12, 2016 9:09 am
Arkansas Department of Human Services director Cindy Gillespie is moving quickly to implement reforms in the state’s largest agency, and she anticipates the foundation for many policy changes to be…
by - June 5, 2016 8:42 am
Randy Zook, CEO of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce, says workforce and regulatory issues remain the top concerns of business leaders and he sees several topics on the horizon…
by - May 26, 2016 6:27 pm
Editor’s note: Notes from the Campaign Trail is a compilation of various political insider tidbits and is sponsored by Little Rock-based Capitol Advisors Group. –––––––––––– STATE LEGISLATORS GATHER AT RURAL…
by - May 24, 2016 9:57 am
Editor’s note: This article appeared in the most recent magazine edition of Talk Business & Politics. –––––––––––––––––––– Deana Osment is the Northeast Arkansas division president for Centennial Bank, a subsidiary…
by - May 22, 2016 8:55 am
U.S. Senate hopeful Conner Eldridge may not be running against Sen. Tom Cotton this fall, but the Democratic challenger and former U.S. prosecutor takes issue with Cotton’s recent comments on…
by - May 17, 2016 8:18 pm
Editor’s note: Notes from the Campaign Trail is a compilation of various political insider tidbits and is sponsored by Little Rock-based Capitol Advisors Group. –––––––––––– GOVERNOR’S HIGHWAY PLAN FACES HURDLE…
by - May 16, 2016 9:59 pm
Gretchen Hall, CEO of the Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau, likes the numbers she sees. Last year, Pulaski County accounted for 13,000 travel-related jobs and 6.1 million visitors who…
by - May 15, 2016 8:45 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s proposal to raise about $50 million in order to qualify for nearly $200 million in federal funds has the support of Arkansas highway officials, but they aren’t…
by - May 12, 2016 1:32 pm
Editor’s note: Notes from the Campaign Trail is a compilation of various political insider tidbits and is sponsored by Little Rock-based Capitol Advisors Group. –––––––––––– ONLINE AD SENDS BOOZMAN, ELDRIDGE…
by - May 5, 2016 10:03 pm
Editor’s note: Notes from the Campaign Trail is a compilation of various political insider tidbits and is sponsored by Little Rock-based Capitol Advisors Group. –––––––––––– LEGISLATIVE LEADERS LIKELY TO STAY…
by - May 1, 2016 9:07 am
Arkansas Economic Development Commission executive director Mike Preston has been on the job for a little more than one year. This past week, his agency and the state landed one…
by - May 1, 2016 8:48 am
Fourth District Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, says he thinks Congress will meet a May 15th deadline to approve a budget. He also says Puerto Rico needs to restructure its…
by - April 24, 2016 8:44 am
Editor’s note: A video interview with Gov. Hutchinson appears at the bottom of this post. Gov. Asa Hutchinson says the 75% threshold to pass appropriations bills is too high, traditional…
by - April 17, 2016 8:43 am
The circuitous route to fund Arkansas Works being pushed by Gov. Asa Hutchinson and allies is taking the legislature into unchartered territory, many of those lawmakers agree. The governor is…
by - April 10, 2016 8:59 am
U.S. Sen. John Boozman expects either Donald Trump or Ted Cruz to be the GOP nominee, will wait until a new President is sworn in to consider a Supreme Court…
by - April 10, 2016 8:58 am
The Arkansas State Senate Majority Leader said he expects to reach the 75% threshold for funding the governor’s Arkansas Works plan passed last week in a special session, and he…
by - April 9, 2016 9:49 am
The governor loves a good game of basketball and the sport provides an appropriate metaphor for his legislative week that included the special session on Arkansas Works. Early in the…
by - April 3, 2016 8:49 am
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said he intends to remain neutral in the U.S. Presidential race for the foreseeable future, is not certain that a Hillary Clinton-Donald Trump match-up is inevitable,…
by - March 31, 2016 5:06 pm
An ethics commission ruling in mid-March could mean campaigning for certain candidates by constitutional officers, and possibly legislators, is a misdemeanor crime that could lead to removal from office and…
